Dimitar Peshev was born in Kyustendil in 1894. He is a Bulgarian politician who was minister of justice in the first cabinet of Kiosseivanov and a vice-president of the XXIV and XXV Ordinary National Assembly. Dimiter Peshev is known for his role in the saving of more than 50,000 Bulgarian Jews. He is an honourable citizen of Israel, and in 1997 received posthumously the highest Bulgarian medal – Stara Planina.